Northern Ireland / Belfast during World War II Northern Ireland’s strategic importance / Use by British When World War II was declared in September 1939‚ Northern Ireland immediately entered on the British side‚ seeing it as an opportunity to stress their loyalty to Britain in contrast to the neutral Irish Free State. Lord Craigavon affirmed their intention to “place the whole of our resources at the command of the government of Great Britain” (4 Sept) Northern Ireland’s strategic importance
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The Flappers Women during the Victorian age were considered as incompetent (pretty much like children)‚ were supposed to submit to men‚ be morally perfect and were socially controlled by many cultural rules. But the Roaring Twenties would see a new type of woman called "the flapper" which would change many things to women ’s condition. What was socially acceptable and the attitudes of women changed radically due to the flappers and their influence can still be felt nowadays. From the end of World
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through every day‚ with all the hike in the price‚ arm and leg we have to pay‚ while our leaders play…” Myrie et al (1995‚ track 5). This song “Untold Stories” sung by Mark Anthony Myrie‚ 1973‚ popularly known as ‘Buju Banton‚’ a powerful Jamaican dancehall‚ ragga‚ and reggae musician. He has also recorded Pop and Dance songs‚ as well as songs dealing with political topics. Banton is politically outspoken and highly influenced by Marcus Garvey. These lyrics stated above revealed substantial discontent
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External Analysis of National Commercial Bank Jamaica Ltd To conduct an external analysis‚ one must evaluate three environments; the general or macro environment‚ the industry and the competitive environment. In this paper‚ we will examine NCB’s macro environment‚ its industry and competitive environment. General Environment According to Carpenter and Saunders (2009)‚ the macro environment can be defined as the larger forces that a firm faces‚ which includes political‚ economic‚ socio-cultural‚ technological
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I. What was the Lilith Fair? According to the official Lilith fair website‚ the festival is named after the legendary Lilith‚ who refused to obey Adam and instead bolted from the Garden of Eden to search the Earth for adventure. In 1996‚ concert promoters and radio stations refused to let two female musicians Sarah McLachlan-a Canadian musician and Paula Cole- an American singer-songwriter touring together because the corporate music community don’t think multiple female musicians have enough talents
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PWS Subculturen in Amerika 3-3-2011 Ismail Pamuk & Boyd Meijer Wij hebben een opdracht gekregen om een onderzoek te doen over een onderwerp dat met Engeland of met Amerika te maken heeft. Wij hebben gekozen om een onderzoek te doen welke subcultuur de meest invloed heeft gehad in Amerika. Een subcultuur is een cultuur die verschilt met de dominante cultuur‚ omdat ze andere waarden en normen hebben vergeleken met de dominante cultuur. Mensen voegen zich bij een subcultuur omdat die mensen
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PROFESSOR ANDREA DAVIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES Course: AP/HUMA 1300 9.0 Course Webpage: http://moodle.yorku.ca/ Term: Fall/Winter 2014-2015 Prerequisite / Co-requisite: none Course Director Dr. Andrea Davis (416) 736-2100 x 55158 821 Kaneff Tower aadavis@yorku.ca webpage: http://www.yorku.ca/laps/huma/faculty.html Course Consultation hours:
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Tannen Eng 1A The Life and Rebirth of Jimmy Cliff Undoubtedly‚ Jimmy Cliff is one of the most underestimated and unknown reggae artists in the world. . The singer/songwriter/actor’s career has spanned 5 decades‚ starting in 1962 all the way through present day‚ and taken him around the world and back again many times over. From his beginnings in the inner city of urban Montego Bay‚ Jamaica‚ singing in talent shows at night‚ to acting in - and recording the soundtrack for - the movie “The
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Generally speaking‚ a DJ’s job is to present a series of records for the enjoyment of the audience. That applies to the radio DJ as well – they play music intermingling it with chat or some sort of comedic performance. The club DJ‚ on the other hand‚ does something much more musically creative – s/he presents records by performing them to produce a cohesive musical atmosphere. Songs are carefully chosen‚ strung together in an improvised story to make a continuous and flowing set. Whether the DJ chooses
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Music in the Caribbean The genre of Caribbean Music encompasses a diverse variety of musical styles and traditions from islands that are located in the Caribbean Sea and it represents something that is simple‚ exotic yet rich and wonderful. The styles range anywhere from traditional folk genres such as the Puerto Rican aguinaldo and Jamaican mento to more contemporary music such as salsa and reggae. They are each syntheses of African‚ European‚ Indian and Indigenious influences‚ largely created
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